$1,100 Main Event | 2026 PokerStars Open Philadelphia

03-22-2026 16:21 UTC-4

Shaban Survives

Josh Noy

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Moments after running into Jason Raber's pocket kings for most of his stack, Arlie Shaban was all in from the small blind against Michael Klein in the big blind.

Arlie Shaban: A♠4♣ All in
Michael Klein: 3♠3♥

Klein pocket pair stayed in front on the 6♥6♦J♦ flop, while Shaban hit the 4♦ turn to take the lead. The 10♦ river was a blank, seeing Shaban survive while doubling through Klein.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Raber	2,340,000 1,040,000	1,040,000
Michael Klein	1,750,000 80,000	80,000
Arlie Shaban	540,000 1,040,000	1,040,000

Tags: Arlie Shaban Jason Raber Michael Klein

03-22-2026 16:12 UTC-4

Siracusa Falls to Lendel

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Josh Noy

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Mykhailo Lendel opened from under the gun, and Joseph Siracusa moved his stack into the middle from the small blind. Lendel stuck in the call, and the cards were turned up.

Joseph Siracusa: Q♥J♣ All in
Mykhailo Lendel: A♠10♦

Lendel increased his advantage on the 8♥7♦A♦ flop by making top pair, while Siracusa whiffed on the 4♥ turn and 9♣ river to end his tournament run in 33rd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mykhailo Lendel	1,950,000 450,000	450,000
Joseph Siracusa	Busted
Abbas Hadizadeh	Busted
James Cialella	Busted

Tags: Joseph Siracusa Mykhailo Lendel

03-22-2026 16:04 UTC-4

Tangam Takes Out Shasho

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Josh Noy

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Rajath Tangam raised in the cutoff and made the call after Gerard Shasho moved all in from the big blind.

Gerard Shasho: A♠3♠ All in
Rajath Tangam: 8♠8♥

Tangam's pocket pair held through the K♦4♣Q♥10♥5♠ runout, sending Shasho to the payout desk shortly after Thomas Laessig was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rajath Tangam	2,900,000 150,000	150,000

Gerard Shasho	Busted
Thomas Laessig	Busted

Tags: Gerard Shasho Rajath Tangam Thomas Laessig

03-22-2026 15:55 UTC-4

Current Chip Leaders

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Josh Noy

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rajath Tangam	2,750,000 30,000	30,000

Alex Kim	2,250,000 1,310,000	1,310,000
Michael Klein	1,830,000 1,714,000	1,714,000
Greg Himmelbrand	1,830,000 665,000	665,000
Michael Hager	1,720,000 70,000	70,000

David Kinane	1,680,000 220,000	220,000
Arlie Shaban	1,580,000 160,000	160,000

Mykhailo Lendel	1,500,000 160,000	160,000
Robert Hwang	1,480,000 430,000	430,000
Collier Ives	1,300,000 1,082,000	1,082,000
Jason Raber	1,300,000 240,000	240,000
Abel Gebeyehu	1,280,000 288,000	288,000

Phillip Phan	1,210,000 1,065,000	1,065,000
Daniel Fisher	1,170,000 295,000	295,000

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

03-22-2026 15:39 UTC-4

Break Time

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Josh Noy

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The remaining 36 players have finished up Level 22, reaching a 15-minute break. The last few minutes of the level saw six players make their exit, all earning $4,800.

Action will resume with blinds of 15,000/30,000, and a dinner break will follow the next three levels.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grant Wang	Busted
Edgar Propst	Busted
Christian Jordanich	Busted
Craig Gould	Busted
Zachary Weimer	Busted
Sundiata Devore	Busted

03-22-2026 15:37 UTC-4

Kinane Shoves on Propst

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Josh Noy

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Action was heads up to the 5♥10♠6♦K♠9♣ river, with around 500,000 chips already in the middle.

Edgar Propst led out for 175,000 from the small blind, and David Kinane took some time before announcing all in from the cutoff. That put Propst to the test, and he went into the tank.

After taking a couple of minutes, Propst announced a fold and the dealer slid the pot to Kinane.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Kinane	1,900,000
Edgar Propst	375,000

Tags: David Kinane Edgar Propst

03-22-2026 15:33 UTC-4

Don't Do it, Dealer!

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Connor Richards

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

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03-22-2026 15:27 UTC-4

Raber Pressures Linster

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Josh Noy

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Michael Linster opened to 50,000 from under the gun, and Jason Raber slid out a three-bet to 125,000 on the button. Linster tossed in a call, and the J♦8♦3♦ flop hit the felt.

Linster checked to Raber, who continued for 35,000. That produced a fold from Linster, as Raber took down the pot.